Daily Archives: August 6, 2017

Arsenal get the win they deserved over Chelsea The game may mean little and it might tell us barely anything about the season to come but Arsenal have started the campaign in encouraging style by winning the Community Shield, beating Chelsea on penalties after the game ended 1-1 in …

Arsene Wenger insists it is completely his decision not to sell Alexis Sanchez this summer with the Arsenal boss ready to take the risk of losing him for nothing in a year’s time. The Gunners boss is expected to play hard-ball with Sanchez as he does not want to lose …

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has confirmed he has had offers to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer, but has decided to stay. The striker, who scored in the German Supercup on Saturday, was linked with a move to China as well as AC Milan, Chelsea and Manchester City. However, he has told …

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte is relishing the challenge of rivals strengthening in a bid to dethrone his side. Conte won the Premier League title in his first season in charge, after Chelsea had finished 10th in defence of their title the previous campaign. The Italian knows it will be …

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has dismissed reports that Eden Hazard could join Barcelona and said the Belgium international is “very happy” playing for the Premier League champions. Hazard has been one of a number of players linked with Barca following Neymar’s departure for Paris Saint-Germain, but Conte is adamant that …

For many years the Community Shield has been regarded as formality; an extension of pre-season in which the competing sides can get a clearer idea of their preferred line up for the ‘proper’ test of Premier League football. But as the competition for top six places has tightened, so …